| 单词 | in a spot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a spot (a) colloquial (originally U.S.). in a spot and variants: in a difficult or tricky situation. Cf. earlier in a tight (also awkward, bad, etc.) spot at sense A. 15. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in a difficult position > in straits waterOE straitly steadc1400 need-stead?c1450 at the worst hand1490 in suds1575 lock1598 at a bad hand1640 in a wood1659 in bad bread1743 up a stump1829 in a tight (also awkward, bad, etc.) spot1851 up shit creek1868 in the cart1889 in the soup1889 out on a limb1897 in a spot1929 up the creek1941 consommé1957 1929 Bookman Feb. 622/1 So the heavy yanks up the rope ladder, and he's got the girl in a spot. 1963 Washington Post 26 Oct. c1/4 We are opposed to young people smoking, but frankly we feel we are in quite a spot. 1963 ‘F. W. Dixon’ Hunting for Hidden Gold (rev. ed.) xvi. 143 Now he's really got us in a spot. 2001 D. Bischoff Farscape: Ship of Ghosts (2002) iii. 44 It would seem that Moya has got herself in a bit of a spot. < as lemmas |
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